title: Chondroma in a sesamoid bone of the thumb: case report.
abstract: Sesamoid tumors of the hand are uncommon. We report a 50-year-old man presenting with a right thumb sesamoid chondroma. Surgical excision was successfully performed. At 12-month follow-up, the thumb function is normal, and there is no evidence of other lesions or recurrence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Military Hospital, Moulay Ismail, Meknes, Morocco. louasteaya@yahoo.fr
authors.forename: Jamal
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Louaste
authors.forename: Larbi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Amhajji
authors.forename: E Charaf
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Eddine
authors.forename: Khalid
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rachid
mesh_terms: D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002812:Chondroma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D011859:Radiography; D035583:Rare Diseases; D012716:Sesamoid Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013933:Thumb; D016896:Treatment Outcome